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In the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 1 of 20 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JANINE WOOD, INDIVIDUALLY ) AND AS PARENT AND NATURAL ) GUARDIAN OF HER MINOR ) CHILD, H.W., JACKIE WEBBER, ) PARENT AND NATURAL ) Case No. GUARDIAN OF HER MINOR ) CHILD, J. M., RYAN WALSH, AND ) LISA MAZZONI, INDIVIDUALLY, ) AND AS PARENT AND NATURAL ) GUARDIAN OF HER MINOR SON, ) J. C. ) ) PLAINTIFFS, ) ) ) v. ) ) PALACE ENTERTAINMENT, D/B/A ) KENNYWOOD PARK, ) SANDCASTLE WATERPARK, AND ) IDLEWILD AND SOAKZONE. ) ) DEFENDANT. ), COMPLAINT AND NOW, COME Plaintiffs by and through their attorneys, Thomas B. Anderson, Esquire and Thomson, Rhodes & Cowie, P.C. and file this Complaint against Palace Entertainment, d/b/a Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Waterpark, and Idlewild and Soakzone, in support thereof aver as follows: JURISDICTION and VENUE Page 1 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 2 of 20 1. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12181, et seq. This Honorable Court has supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ state law claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1367. 2. Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b)(2) because the events giving rise to Plaintiffs’ claims occurred in this judicial district. PARTIES 3. Janine Wood is an adult individual who resides in Bolivar, Westmoreland County, and is parent and natural guardian of her minor child, H. W., who is disabled and suffers from autism, ADHD, anxiety disorder, and has a diagnosis of an intellectual disability. 4. Jackie Webber is an adult individual who resides in Kennedy, Allegheny County, and is the parent and natural guardian of J.M., a disabled 5-year- old child who is nonverbal and autistic. 5. Ryan Walsh is an adult individual who resides in Verona, Allegheny County. He has a medical diagnosis of anxiety and a medical excuse from his physician that he should not wear a mask. 6. Lisa Mazzoni is an adult individual who resides in Irwin, Westmoreland County, and is the parent and natural guardian of J. C. Mazzoni is disabled and Page 2 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 3 of 20 wheelchair bound with Muscular Dystrophy. Her condition impairs her breathing and lung capacity. J. C. is a disabled 7-year-old child who suffers from autism and sensory issues. He is nonverbal and cannot tolerate wearing gloves, hats, scarves, masks, or face coverings due to his condition. 7. Palace Entertainment is a California corporation with its corporate offices located at 4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660. Palace Entertainment owns and operates three amusement parks in western Pennsylvania; Kennywood Park (“Kennywood”) in West Mifflin, Sandcastle Waterpark (“Sandcastle”) in Homestead, and Idlewild and SoakZone (“Idlewild”) in Ligonier. Kennywood is a certified Autism Park. 8. Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild are amusement parks and attractions open to the public and are public accommodations as defined in Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). FACTUAL BACKGROUND 9. This action arises from Defendant’s uniform corporate policy and practices concerning face coverings that violates Title III of the ADA and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (“PHRA”). While Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild’s websites claim that they are following the Pennsylvania Health Department Orders, Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild’s face covering policy violates the Pennsylvania Health Department’s Orders and guidelines. Page 3 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 4 of 20 10. Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild have adopted a corporate policy that requires all “guests” to wear masks in order to enter and stay inside the parks, with no exception for guests who cannot wear a mask for medical reasons and disabilities. 11. Guests who cannot wear masks for medical reasons are denied full and equal access to the parks. 12. Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild’s mask requirements are in direct contradiction to the order of the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health guidelines, and the guidelines published by the United States Center for Disease Control. 13. Plaintiffs have each been denied full and equal access to the parks in violation of Title III of the ADA. 14. Janine Wood is a person with a disability who has physical and/or mental conditions, including anxiety disorder, that significantly limit her major life activities of thinking, concentrating, and breathing and her respiratory and nervous systems. 15. Minor Plaintiff, H. W., is a disabled child who suffers from several serious physical and mental conditions, including autism, anxiety disorder, ADHD, a diagnosed intellectual disability, and a musculoskeletal condition that Page 4 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 5 of 20 substantially limit her major life activities of thinking, walking, concentrating, caring for herself, her brain, and her musculoskeletal and nervous systems. 16. Minor Plaintiff, J. M., is a disabled child who is nonverbal and autistic. His autism substantially limits his major life activities of speaking, caring for himself, communicating, and interacting with others. His physicians have recommended that he not wear a face covering because he cannot and will not tolerate a face covering. 17. Ryan Walsh suffers from a physical and mental condition, anxiety, that substantially limits his major life activities of thinking, concentrating and breathing, as well as his brain, nervous and respiratory systems. His condition prevents him from wearing a mask. 18. Lisa Mazzoni is disabled, and her muscular dystrophy substantially limits her major life activities of breathing, and walking, her lungs and her respiratory, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems. She cannot wear a mask because of her respiratory condition. 19. Minor Plaintiff J.C., is a disabled child with autism that substantially limits his major life activities of thinking, talking, communicating and interacting with others. He has sensory issues that prevent him from wearing a mask or other face covering. Page 5 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 6 of 20 20. Because of H. W.’s disability Idlewild has provided her with an “exit pass” which is a pass that allows her to skip waiting in lines and other privileges due to her disability. 21. Because of J. M.’s disability, Kennywood and Sandcastle have provided him with an “exit pass” which is a pass that allows him to skip waiting in lines and other privileges due to his disability. 22. Janine Wood and H. W. purchased season passes to Idlewild. 23. Jackie Webber and J. M. purchased season passes to Kennywood and Sandcastle. 24. Ryan Walsh purchased season passes to Kennywood and Sandcastle. 25. Lisa Mazzoni and J. C. purchased season passes to Kennywood and Idlewild. 26. On July 7, 2020, Janine Wood and H. W., attempted to enter Idlewild without wearing masks. Neither Plaintiff can wear a mask due to their conditions. 27. Plaintiffs were told they could not enter, or stay in the park, without wearing masks. Janine Wood explained that her daughter cannot wear a mask because of her autism. Idlewild security guards prevented entry and screamed at the child causing her to have a mental breakdown and to break out in hives due to anxiety. Page 6 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 7 of 20 28. H. W. became emotionally overwhelmed and said she just wanted to leave because of Idlewild’s “bullies.” She said she just wanted to die and could not stop crying. Idlewild’s staff stood their ground and continued to spout the company’s illegal policy. 29. Janine Wood correctly informed Idlewild employees, security and management that her daughter is autistic and cannot wear a mask and that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Idlewild was required to accommodate her daughter. A security guard told Plaintiff that Idlewild is private property so it could enforce its own rules. A manager responded that Idlewild was making no exceptions to its face coverings policy other than for children two and under. 30. Janine Wood and H. W. were harassed and denied access to Idlewild because H. W. cannot wear a mask. Janine Wood made a request for a reasonable modification to Idlewild’s illegal policy, but Idlewild refused to make any modification to its policy and practices. 31. Janine Wood and H. W. were turned away and were not allowed access to the park. 32. Jackie Webber contacted Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild several times to ensure that her disabled son would be allowed access to the parks. 33. Jackie Webber was originally told on June 22, 2020 that J. M. would be allowed in the parks without a mask. Page 7 Case 2:05-mc-02025 Document 1044 Filed 07/10/20 Page 8 of 20 34. Jackie Webber was subsequently contacted by Kennywood and Sandcastle and informed that her son would not be allowed into the parks without a mask and the only alternative was to wait until the mask policy was no longer in place. She was advised that the only exceptions were for children under the age of three. 35. Jackie Webber advised Kennywood and Sandcastle that they were discriminating against children with disabilities and that her son has autism and is nonverbal. She explained that her son would be in a stroller and not near other kids and that because of his disability he would not have to wait in line. 36. Kennywood responded: Jackie - we understand your disappointment with the facial coverings policy and regret that we have to make this decision.
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